Yngvarr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Ingvarr

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Norse *Inguharjaz. The first part (*Ingu-, Yngv-) is from Proto-Germanic *Ingwaz. The second part (*harjaR, -arr) stems from Proto-Germanic *harjaz (“warrior”).

Proper noun

Yngvarr m

a male given name

Descendants

Icelandic: Ingvar, Yngvar
Faroese: Ingvar, Yngvar
Norwegian: Ingvar, Yngvar
Old Swedish: Inguar, Ingvar
- Swedish: Ingvar, Yngvar
→ Belarusian: І́гар (Íhar)
→ Russian: И́горь (Ígorʹ)
→ Ukrainian: І́гор (Íhor)

References

Ingvar; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN

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